About the Company
Our client is Australia's leading peer-led youth trauma recovery organisation, dedicated to supporting at‐risk youth aged *****.
Their mission is to empower young people by fostering healing and resilience through shared experiences.
They do this by creating safe spaces, where young people with lived experience support each other to heal from trauma, make meaningful peer connections, improve mental well‐being and overcome life challenges.
About the Role
We are looking for a full‐time Peer Worker in the New England region, whose life experiences living with mental health and trauma challenges, along with your personal recovery journey, assist in mentoring and supporting at‐risk young people to improve their health, well‐being, and connection to community.
You will work alongside a Social Worker to provide case work, assist young people to access 1:1 individual support, weekend workshops, and weekly support groups.
Working mostly out of high schools, your work will take you across Moree and Narrabri each week.
This is a fixed‐term contract until June ****.
About You
As someone with personal lived experience of trauma and mental health struggles, you will apply that experience,



along with your recovery journey, to support young people by applying a strength‐based and person‐centred approach to communicating with them.
You will also have:
A willingness to purposefully use your own story to help others further their own understanding of recovery
Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
Knowledge of community engagement practices
Ability to build relationships while maintaining boundaries
A strong understanding of your own self‐care measures
Demonstrated experience in a similar role
Essential Requirements
Cert IV or higher in Peer Work, Mental Health, Community Work, Welfare or Intentional Peer Support (favourable) or Equivalent experience
Working with Children Check WWCC (paid employee)
Current National police Record Check
Current First Aid
A current and valid driver's license
Australian working rights
Benefits
Fully maintained company car
Laptop and mobile phone
Career development opportunities
Access to salary packaging to maximise your take home pay
Competitive salary
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